Boron Aluminum Titanium Hydride (BATH) was developed as a radiation shielding material in the NERVA project for space nuclear thermal propulsion applications.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Kaszubinski, Leonard (1973), Shield Materials Recommended for Space Power Nuclear Reactors (PDF)
  2. Gruneisen, S.J. (1991), Shielding Requirements for Particle Bed Propulsion Systems (PDF), archived from the original on April 8, 2013
  3. Poindexter, A.M., Aluminum-Titanium Hydride-Boron Carbide Composite Provides Lightweight Neutron Shield Material (PDF)
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